Date updated:04-14-2007
The National Hurricane Center has warned that the 2007 season will be more active than normal. Last week,William Gray, a top hurricane forecaster based at Colorado State University predicted a "very active" season this year with at least nine hurricanes -- five of them major hurricanes -- and a good chance that one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center will issue its forecast for the 2007 season in late May but investors seem to be front running the forecast eveidenced by recent price action(2 out of these 3 made all-time highs today).These companies provide support services to offshore rigs that might get damaged from the path of a hurricane and need to be transported for repair.

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TDW
Tidewater Inc - $36.48
- -8.50%
- $38.99
P/E: 10.5 Op. Margin: 33% Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter earnings release and conference call have been scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2007. The press release will be issued before the market opens and the conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. CDST. All-time high today.

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CKH
Seacor Holdings I - $56.04
- -6.63%
- $58.05
P/E: 10.9 Op.Margin: 21% Seacor Holdings Inc is boosting its securities buyback authority by $65.2 million. With the increase, the company said it has $75 million available for repurchases of company stock, senior notes and other items.

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TRMA
Trico Marine Svc - $7.94
- -12.84%
- $8.87
P/E: 10.6 Op.Margin: 37% In a 13G filing after the close on March 12, SAC Capital/Steven A. Cohen disclosed a 5.9% stake (884K shares) in the company. The firm did not show an active stake in TRMA for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. TRMA made an all-time high today.

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OII
Oceaneering Intl - $25.41
- -12.02%
- $27.64
P/E: 15.5 Op.Margin:15% RBC Capital Markets calculates a target price of $50 or ~18x 2007 EPS est.
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04/13/2007 14:37 PM CDT Asked by valleygirl
Busy hurricane season = buy MANUFACTURERS (not retailers) of both gasoline generators and propane whole-house power systems. I live on an island in Florida; trust me!!!
04/13/2007 14:04 PM CDT Asked by valleygirl
CLHB was one that profited huge off 2005 hurricane season; they clean up all the big messes! Some more speculative plays would be NLST, HSOA, WEGI...bigger name URS for infastructure and AA and UFPI for aluminum and wood rebuilding. What about FRZ for all the ice needed???